Our leadership

Our Board and Executive Management have diverse and extensive experience and a track record of value creation.

Board committees and charters

Our Board

Committee key

A Audit and Risk Committee
E ESG Committee
TH Technical, Health and Safety Committee
GN Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee
R Remuneration Committee
C Chairman of Committee

Srinivasan Venkatakrishnan (“Venkat”)

Chair

Appointment: May 2022

Nationality: British/Indian

Qualifications: ACA, BCOM

Chair of Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee

Committees:

E ESG Committee
TH Technical, Health and Safety Committee
GN Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee

Srinivasan Venkatakrishnan (“Venkat”)

Chair

Venkat is a Corporate Director who brings a wealth of mining and financial experience gained through his experience of leading global mining businesses in a career that has spanned 17 countries and six continents. He has been a Director of quoted companies for two and a half decades and has a proven track record of leading multinational publicly listed organisations through periods of challenging and transformative change.

He served as CEO of Vedanta Resources plc from 2018 to 2020 and was CEO of AngloGold Ashanti Limited between 2013 to 2018, having previously been chief financial officer of the business from 2005 and of Ashanti Goldfields Limited from 2000.

In his early career, he was a director with Deloitte in London, leading corporate restructurings on behalf of both corporates and financiers. Venkat has served on the boards of the WGC, ICMM, the Investigation Panel of the JSE and Weir Group Plc.

Skills and expertise

Strategy and Leadership, Metals and Mining, Finance, Public Policy, Accounting, International Business, Operations and Exploration, Corporate Governance, and Sustainability

External appointments

Blackrock World Mining Trust Plc

Wheaton Precious Metals Corporation

Ian Cockerill

Chief Executive Officer

Appointment: May 2022

Nationality: British

Qualifications: MSc Mineral Production Management, BSc (Hons) Geology

Committees:

E ESG Committee
TH Technical, Health and Safety Committee

Ian Cockerill

Chief Executive Officer

Ian Cockerill was appointed as Chief Executive Officer of Endeavour in January 2024, having joined the Board as Senior Independent Director in 2022 and having held the role of Deputy Chair since September 2023. He has nearly 50 years of experience in the global natural resources industry and was previously CEO at Gold Fields and CEO at AngloCoal, a subsidiary of the Anglo American group.

Ian was the former chair of the BlackRock World Mining Trust and also of Polymetal Plc. He was the former lead independent director of Ivanhoe Mines Ltd, a nonexecutive director of Orica Ltd and nonexecutive director of BHP Group Limited.

He is associated with two private businesses as a non-executive director of IPulse Ltd and non-executive chair of Argo Natural Resources.

Skills and expertise

Strategy & Leadership, Metals & Mining, International Business, Finance, Public Policy, Human Resources, Corporate Governance, Operations and Exploration, Sustainability

Alison Baker

Senior Independent Director

Appointment: March 2020

Nationality: British

Qualifications: Chartered Accountants of England and Wales and BSc Mathematical Sciences

Chair of Audit Committee

Committees:

A Audit and Risk Committee
GN Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee
R Remuneration Committee

Alison Baker

Senior Independent Director

Alison Baker has over 25 years’ experience in providing audit, capital markets, advisory and assurance services to the energy and mining sectors, particularly in emerging markets, having previously been a partner at both PwC and EY.

She is a member of Chapter Zero, the Directors’ Climate Forum for UK non-executive directors. She is currently a non-executive director and audit committee chair at TSX listed Capstone Copper Corp. and senior independent director and audit committee chair at London listed Helios Towers plc and at Rockhopper Exploration plc.

Skills and expertise

Strategy & Leadership, Metals & Mining, Finance, Accounting, International Business, Corporate Governance, Sustainability

External appointments

Helios Towers plc
Rockhopper Exploration plc
Capstone Copper Corp

Cathia Lawson-Hall

Independent Non-Executive Director

Appointment: September 2023

Nationality: French

Qualifications: Masters degree postgraduate degree (DEA) in Finance from Paris Dauphine University

Chair of ESG Committee

Committees:

E ESG Committee
R Remuneration Committee

Cathia Lawson-Hall

Independent Non-Executive Director

Cathia Lawson-Hall has over 25 years of experience in finance. She was head of coverage and investment banking for Africa at Société Générale, in charge of the overall relationship and strategic advisory with governments, large corporates and financial institutions in Africa. Previously, she served as managing director, co-head of debt capital markets for corporates in France, Belgium and Luxembourg.

Cathia was one of six recipients, alongside the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, of a diversity award in 2017, awarded by think tank Club XXle Siecle.

She was also an independent member of the board of directors of the Agence Française de Développement for four years.

Skills and expertise

Finance, public policy, strategy and leadership, international business and corporate governance, ESG

External appointments

Universal Music Group N.V
Vivendi S.A
Eurazeo
Havas N.V.

Livia Mahler

Independent Non-Executive Director

Appointment: October 2016

Nationality: Canadian

Qualifications: MBA, B.Sc

Chair of Remuneration Committee

Committees:

A Audit and Risk Committee
TH Technical, Health and Safety Committee
GN Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee
R Remuneration Committee

Livia Mahler

Independent Non-Executive Director

Livia Mahler’s background includes 14 years in developing exploration technologies in natural resources and 20 years of experience in venture capital. She has been a member of a number of boards, audit committees and remuneration committees.

Ms Mahler is currently president and chief executive officer of Earth Dynamics.ai, a company that is developing foundation models and generative AI for earth sciences. She also was a founder and chief executive officer for 15 years at Computational Geosciences Inc., a company that provides geophysical data processing services to the mining and oil & gas industries.

She currently serves as an executive chair of Go2Lithium Inc, a private company delivering DLE technology to extract lithium from aqueous sources. Ms. Mahler has previously served on the boards of Ivanhoe Mines, Diversified Royalty Corp., Turquoise Hill Resources Ltd. and DuSolo Fertilizers Inc.

Skills and expertise

Strategy & Leadership, Metals & Mining, Finance, Public Policy, Human Resources, Accounting, International Business, Operations & Exploration

External appointments

N/A

Sakhila Mirza

Independent Non-Executive Director

Appointment: September 2022

Nationality: British/Pakistani

Qualifications: LLB

Committees:

A Audit and Risk Committee
E ESG Committee
GN Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee

Sakhila Mirza

Independent Non-Executive Director

Sakhila Mirza has over 15 years’ experience in the energy and commodities industry. She is currently deputy CEO and general counsel of the LBMA, working closely with the directors and the CEO on the strategic direction of the LBMA. Sakhila leads on sustainability and responsible sourcing and also provides guidance on the governance, legal and compliance risks.

Sakhila was previously a trustee of the Recruitment Employment Confederation. On behalf of the LBMA members she is heavily involved in discussions with governments and regulators on issues affecting the market, refiners, and bullion banks. She is a trustee of Speakers for School, a social mobility charity. Ms Mirza is a qualified solicitor.

Skills and expertise

Strategy & Leadership, Metals & Mining, International Business, Finance

External appointments

N/A

Patrick Bouisset

Non-Executive Director

Appointment: May 2023

Nationality: French

Qualifications: MgeoSci, M.S.E

Committees:

E ESG Committee
TH Technical, Health and Safety Committee

Patrick Bouisset

Non-Executive Director

Patrick Bouisset joined Endeavour as the Executive Vice President of Exploration in November 2015. He has over 30 years of experience in mining and oil and gas exploration and he retired from his executive role at Endeavour in December 2022.

Prior to joining Endeavour, Mr Bouisset was executive vice president exploration and new ventures of La Mancha and before that, vice president of geoscience for Areva’s mining business group. For six years, as a member of Areva’s executive committee, he led worldwide uranium exploration activities and managed all of its preproduction subsidiaries. Before joining Areva in 2007, he spent more than 20 years with Total in various exploration and production roles and led the company’s oil and gas exploration activities in Africa.

Skills and expertise

Metals & Mining, Operations and Exploration, Strategy & Leadership, International Business, Human Resources, Public Policy, Sustainability

Naguib Sawiris

Non-Executive Director

Naguib Sawiris

Non-Executive Director

Naguib Sawiris founded Orascom Telecom Holding (OTH) which subsequently merged with VimpelCom Ltd. Creating the world’s sixth largest mobile telecommunications provider in April 2011.

After divesting his telecom empire, his main focus is currently on mining and real estate development. Mr. Sawiris is a recipient of numerous honorary degrees, awards, and honors including an Honorary Doctorate of Law by Handong Global University of South Korea, the Honor of Commander of the “Legion d’Honneur”, the Honour of Commander of the “Stella della Solidarieta Italiana” and the “Sitara-eQuaid-eAzam” of Pakistan among others.

Today, he is the Chairman of Orascom Investment Holding and Chairman of Ora Developers, a company undertaking high-end real estate developments and hospitality projects in various prime locations around the world.

Mr. Sawiris sits on the following boards: La Mancha Holding, Nile City for Investments SAE, Nile Sugar SAE, Chairman and Orascom TMT Investments S.à r.l., Manager A.

Skills and expertise

Strategy & Leadership, Metals & Mining, Finance, Public Policy, International Business

External appointments

Orascom Investment Holding SAE

John Munro

Independent Non-Executive Director

Appointment: May 2024

Nationality: British

Qualifications: BSc Chemical Engineering; AMP

Chair of Technical, Health and Safety Committee

Committees:

TH Technical, Health and Safety Committee
R Remuneration Committee

John Munro

Independent Non-Executive Director

John Munro brings over 30 years of experience in mining, having held a number of senior executive roles in the international mining industry, leading mining operations and businesses in Africa and around the world, in a range of commodities. In the early 2000s John was an executive of Gold Fields Limited, variously leading that company’s international operations, project development and strategy. In 2008 he was appointed CEO of Rand Uranium, a private equity sponsored uranium and gold start up. Thereafter, John moved to London working initially in First Reserve Corporation’s mining buy out team before joining Cupric Canyon Capital in 2014. John held various executive roles at Cupric, including two years as CEO, leading the financing and development of that company, culminating in the sale to MMG Limited in 2024.

John was previously a non-executive director of Nordgold SE and is currently a non-executive director of Manuli Ryco, a private company.

Skills and expertise

Strategy & Leadership, Operations & Exploration, Metals & Mining, International Business, Corporate Finance

Company Secretary

Susanna Freeman

Company Secretary

Susanna Freeman

Company Secretary

Susanna joined Endeavour in 2022 and as Company Secretary, she is responsible for Board and Group Governance. She has held senior roles in listed company governance and legal compliance for 25 years and has over ten years’ experience within the mining industry, in both Asia and Africa.

Prior to joining Endeavour, Susanna was Company Secretary at copper miner KAZ Minerals PLC and she has been Company Secretary of three other listed UK companies in the software and financial services industries. She has an Honours Degree in French from Bristol University and is a UK qualified corporate and commercial solicitor. Susanna is also on the Board of International Women in Mining.

Ian Cockerill

Chief Executive Officer

Ian Cockerill

Chief Executive Officer

Ian Cockerill was appointed as Chief Executive Officer of Endeavour in January 2024, having joined the Board as Senior Independent Director in 2022 and having held the role of Deputy Chair since September 2023. He has nearly 50 years of experience in the global natural resources industry, having previously been CEO at Gold Fields Ltd and CEO at AngloCoal, a subsidiary of the Anglo American group.

He holds a BSc (Hons) degree in Geology from London University, an MSc in Mineral Production Management from the Royal School of Mines and the AMP from Templeton College Oxford. Mr Cockerill was the former chair of the BlackRock World Mining Trust and also of Polymetal Plc. He was the former lead independent director of Ivanhoe Mines Ltd and a non-executive director of Orica Ltd.

He is associated with two private businesses as a non-executive director of Ipulse Ltd and non-executive chair of Argo Natural Resources.

Skills and expertise

Strategy and Leadership, Metals and Mining, International Business, Finance, Public Policy, Human Resources, Corporate Governance and Operations and Exploration

Guy Young

Executive VP and Chief Financial Officer

Guy Young

Executive VP and Chief Financial Officer

Guy Young joined Endeavour in March 2023 as Chief Financial Officer.

Prior to joining Endeavour, Guy served as director and chief financial officer of Vesuvius plc, the FTSE 250 molten metal engineering and technology group, where he had been chief financial officer since 2015. From January 2011 to October 2015, he served as chief financial officer of Tarmac and latterly Lafarge Tarmac, the British building materials company. Guy held a number of senior financial and business development positions at Anglo American plc from 1997 to 2010, including the position of CFO of Scaw Metals Group, the South African steel products manufacturer.

Guy is qualified with the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants.

Djaria Traore

Executive VP Operations and ESG

Djaria Traore

Executive VP Operations and ESG

Djariatou (Djaria) Traore joined Endeavour in 2019 as VP Supply Chain and was promoted to EVP ESG and Supply Chain in January 2023 and then EVP Operations and ESG in September 2024. She has over 24 years of experience in the mining industry with extensive expertise in Africa, as well as commercial leadership roles that required significant interface with operations and across disciplines.

Prior to joining Endeavour, Djaria held several senior management positions including procurement director for Nordgold in Russia and supply chain director at its Lefa mine in Guinea until 2018. She began her career at Connell Mining, a subsidiary of Connell Company, one of the largest privately held corporations in the US, where she held successively the positions of sales director and global sales director for Africa from 2005 until 2014.

A champion for diversity, in 2020, Djaria was recognised as one of the ‘100 Global Inspirational Women in Mining’.

Martin White

Executive VP and Chief Technical Officer

Martin White

Executive VP and Chief Technical Officer

Martin White joined Endeavour in September 2020 as the General Manager of the Mana Mine, in Burkina Faso, before being appointed EVP Projects in late 2022. Martin has over 30 years of experience in the mining industry with expertise in mine production management, safety and environmental controls, mine feasibility and environmental studies, and project development.

. Prior to joining Endeavour, Martin held several senior management positions including technical director for Nordgold and general manager at its Lefa mine, as well as chief operating officer of Aureus Mining and general manager for Arcon Mines.

Guénolé Pichevin

Executive VP Strategy and Business Development

Sonia Scarselli

Executive VP Exploration

Sonia Scarselli

Executive VP Exploration

Sonia Scarselli joined Endeavour in January 2025 as Executive Vice President, Exploration.

Prior to joining Endeavour, Sonia Scarselli led BHP’s Metals Exploration division and BHP’s innovative accelerator program, BHP Xplor, with a focus on creating transformative and collaborative approaches to further expand the company’s future growth options. She was appointed VP of BHP Xplor in June 2022 and her remit was expanded through this new role to include leadership of the Exploration organisation in September 2023.

After joining BHP in 2012, Sonia held several leadership positions through her tenure within BHP Petroleum, including: VP of Exploration and Appraisal, Head of Algeria, and Exploration Manager for Trinidad and Tobago. As part of the BHP Xplor Team, Sonia was recognised with the 2024 AME Murray Pezim Award for their success through the BHP Xplor program for initiating an innovative way to finance and support mineral exploration. Sonia was recognised as one of the 100 Global Inspirational Women in Mining for 2024. Sonia started her career at ExxonMobil UK.

Sonia serves as an advisor to Deep Energy Capital LLP, CEOs Against Cancer Chapter, and the AAPG Advisory Council.

David Dragone

Executive VP HR and Communication

David Dragone

Executive VP HR and Communication

David Dragone joined Endeavour in January 2023 as EVP Human Resources and Communications. David has over 20 years’ experience in human resources, with expertise in organisational design, culture, people development and talent management, industrial relations, integration processes and change management.

Prior to joining Endeavour, David held senior positions in large, multinational organisations operating in a variety of sectors, including Schlumberger, the world’s leading international geosciences company CGG, multinational nuclear fuel cycle company Orano and most recently at Nexans, a leading international cable company, as chief human resources officer.

Samantha Campbell

Executive VP and Group General Counsel

Samantha Campbell

Executive VP and Group General Counsel

Samantha Campbell joined Endeavour in February 2023 as Deputy General Counsel and was appointed General Counsel with effect from September 2024.

Samantha is qualified in England and has practiced law for over 25 years, with a focus on natural resources and energy projects and investments across Africa, Asia and the CIS, supporting clients on complex matters across the mining, energy and banking and financial services sectors. She has wide-ranging experience advising on all legal aspects of finance, corporate and commercial transactions, including corporate and project finance, debt and equity capital markets, M&A, joint ventures and strategic commercial contracts, as well as compliance and corporate governance.

Samantha joined from global law firm Hogan Lovells where she had been a partner in Asia since 2015, having prior to that served for five years as partner with a French international law firm and practiced at a US law firm in London for almost ten years.

Pascal Bernasconi

Executive VP Public Affairs, Security and Social Performance

Our leadership

Leading for long-term success

Our Board

Srinivasan Venkatakrishnan (“Venkat”)

Srinivasan Venkatakrishnan (“Venkat”)

Ian Cockerill

Ian Cockerill

Alison Baker

Alison Baker

Cathia Lawson-Hall

Cathia Lawson-Hall

Livia Mahler

Livia Mahler

Sakhila Mirza

Sakhila Mirza

Patrick Bouisset

Patrick Bouisset

Naguib Sawiris

Naguib Sawiris

John Munro

John Munro

Susanna Freeman

Susanna Freeman

Ian Cockerill

Ian Cockerill

Guy Young

Guy Young

Djaria Traore

Djaria Traore

Martin White

Martin White

Guénolé Pichevin

Guénolé Pichevin

Sonia Scarselli

Sonia Scarselli

David Dragone

David Dragone

Samantha Campbell

Samantha Campbell

Pascal Bernasconi

Pascal Bernasconi

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